Experiencing the American Civil War ‘in the Field’ in Northern Virginia
It was a battle that everyone thought would be over before it began, yet it would mark the beginning of a 4-year-long bloody conflict that would rip a country apart before stitching it back together, and destroy once and for all any naively romantic notion of the...
Exploring the Mayan Ruins of Ek’ Balam, the Yucatan’s Hidden Gem
Twenty years ago I stood sweating in the humid, stifling gloom inside one of the most famous Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, the giant pyramid of Chichen Itza. Although not generally claustrophobic, I found myself having second thoughts as I contemplated climbing the steep….
Passage Tombs and Pagan Sites in Ireland’s Ancient East
Long, long before there were churches in Ireland (of either the Catholic or Protestant persuasion), there were sacred sites that drew thousands to worship, to bury their dead, to transition to the afterlife, or to ask the gods for good fortune. These pagan sites…
